The latest update on the Netflix app makes it impossible for unlocked Android devices to use it.

This means - that if you've paid for your phone to be altered - you will no longer be able to watch Netflix on your device or see it in the Google Play store.

A spokesperson for Netflix said: "With our latest 5.0 release, we now fully rely on multimedia enablers provided by Google services therefore many devices that are not Google-certified, or have been altered, will no longer work with our latest app.

"And those users will no longer see the Netflix app in the Play Store."

The app will not work on any Android device that has been tampered with and instead an "incompatible" warning sign will appear in the Google Play store.

The Netflix app logo

But it isn't only UK users that will be affected, as Netflix has also rolled out the update across America too.

It has been designed to protect and prevent people from pirating its shows and films.

According to AndroidHeadlines , more than 25% of Android users unlock their phones to remove built-in apps.

This gives the owner admin rights so they are able to upload content that the device might have otherwise restricted.

In recent years Netflix has gone from strength to strength thanks to its Original Series with shows like House of Cards, Narcos, Stranger Things, The OA and Making A Murderer.

The most recent smash-hit being 13 Reasons Why, a show about a high school girl who commits suicide and the events that take place after her death.